Taan

Dolpo Heritage Circuit (Lower Dolpa-Upper Dolpa Circuit)
i. Trail Highlights
★ Duration: 18 Days
★ Grade: Moderate to difficult
★ Accommodation: Tea House Lodges, Camping
★ Key sites covered: Dunai, Sahartara, Lasicap, Dho Tarap, Numa La pass, Bagala Pass
(5169m), Phoksundo Lake, Chhepka, Dunai, Jufal.
★ Key attractions/experiences
o The trail traverses through Cis-Himalayan and Trans-Himalayan region with beautiful and
adventure passes such as Jalja La (3386m), Jang La (4519m) in Dhorpatan HR and Numa
La (5,309m) and Baga La (5169m) in SPNP.
o Trekking through this trail also offers a rare opportunity to observe the beautiful pasturelands
(Patan), majestic mountain peaks, natural lakes, hidden trans-Himalayan valleys, high
passes and so on.
o The trail passes through the country's largest National Park, which is known for being the
best habitat for the snow leopard
o The trail also passes through some of the oldest Buddhists, Bon monasteries, and
settlements with the best preserved Buddhists and Bon traditions and culture.
o Phoksundo Lake is an alpine freshwater lake, one of the extremely beautiful and deepest
lakes of Nepal. It is also considered sacred by the followers of Bonpos and Buddhists.

ii. Itinerary
Day 01: Fly to Nepalgunj
Day 02: Fly to Jufal and drive to Dunai, 2140m
Day 03: Trek to Lasicap, 2775m
Day 04: Trek to Ghyamghar,3755m

Day 05: Trek to Dho Tarap, 3944m
Day 06: Trek to Numala Base Camp, 4440m
Day 07: Trek to Danigar, 4512m
Day 08: Trek to Phoksundo/Rigmo, 3641m
Day 09: Trek to Chhepka, 2720m
Day 10: Trek to Dunai,2140m
Day 11: Drive to Jufal and fly to Nepalgunj.
Alternatively, Nepalgunj can be reached via road (Dunai-Triveni-Radi-Chhinchu-Nepalgunj).